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28
Citations
12729
World Ranking
1309
National Ranking
652

Overview

Barbara F. Walter is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans social sciences, with a particular concentration in sociology and political science, political science and international relations, artificial intelligence, and development.

Their scholarly contributions have been published frequently in the SSRN Electronic Journal, International Organization, British Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Politics, and Journal of Peace Research.

Notable recent publications include:

  • The Extraordinary Relationship between Peacekeeping and Peace, 2020, British Journal of Political Science
  • Studying the Impact of ISIS Propaganda Campaigns, 2021, The Journal of Politics
  • The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Extremist's Advantage in Civil Wars, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Building Reputation: Why Governments Fight Some Separatists but Not Others, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors in Barbara F. Walter's research include Virginia Page Fortna, Lars-Erik Cederman, Martha Finnemore, Kenneth F. Scheve, and Kenneth Schultz. These collaborations reflect a wide engagement with scholars known for their work in political science and related disciplines.

Their research topics cover a range of issues central to global conflict and security, including:

  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Peacebuilding and International Security
  • Global Peace and Security Dynamics
  • Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
  • International Development and Aid
  • Globalization and Cultural Identity

Barbara F. Walter has also contributed to book publications, with a title published by Princeton University Press named Committing to Peace in 2021. This work has been cited in academic circles and complements their broader research profile.

Best Publications

  • Committing to Peace: The Successful Settlement of Civil Wars

    Barbara F. Walter

  • The Critical Barrier to Civil War Settlement

    Barbara F. Walter

  • The Strategies of Terrorism

    Andrew H. Kydd;Barbara F. Walter

  • Does Conflict Beget Conflict? Explaining Recurring Civil War

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Sabotaging the Peace: The Politics of Extremist Violence

    Andrew H. Kydd;Barbara F. Walter

  • The Gender Citation Gap in International Relations

    Daniel Maliniak;Ryan M. Powers;Barbara F. Walter

  • Designing Transitions from Civil War: Demobilization, Democratization, and Commitments to Peace

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Bargaining Failures and Civil War

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Building Reputation: Why Governments Fight Some Separatists but Not Others

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Civil wars, insecurity, and intervention

    Barbara F. Walter;Jack L. Snyder

  • Reputation and Civil War: Why Separatist Conflicts Are So Violent

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Explaining the Intractability of Territorial Conflict

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Ethnicity and civil war

    Elaine K Denny;Barbara F Walter

  • Information, Uncertainty, and the Decision to Secede

    Barbara F. Walter

  • Why Bad Governance Leads to Repeat Civil War

    Barbara F. Walter

  • The Extremist's Advantage in Civil Wars

    Barbara F. Walter

  • The Effect of Repeated Play on Reputation Building: An Experimental Approach

    Dustin H. Tingley;Barbara F. Walter

  • CONFLICT RELAPSE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF POST-CONFLICT PEACE

    Barbara F Walter

  • The Extraordinary Relationship between Peacekeeping and Peace

    Barbara F. Walter;Lise Morje Howard;V. Page Fortna

  • Can Cheap Talk Deter? An Experimental Analysis

    Dustin H. Tingley;Barbara F. Walter

  • The New New Civil Wars

    Barbara F. Walter

  • The Gender Citation Gap

    Daniel Maliniak;Ryan M. Powers;Barbara F. Walter

Frequent Co-Authors

Dustin Tingley
Dustin Tingley Harvard University
Rajeev K. Varshney
Rajeev K. Varshney Murdoch University
Timothy J. Close
Timothy J. Close University of California, Riverside
Jack Snyder
Jack Snyder Columbia University

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